Inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo conveyed his gratitude to the Philippine government's trust in Indonesian products, especially in the procurement of the weapons, during a courtesy visit from Philippine Defense Minister Gilberto Eduardo Gerardo C. Teodoro in Manila on Thursday (11/1/2024).
"I appreciate the trust placed by the Philippine Department of National Defense in products from Indonesia, especially defense equipment products, such as planes and ships," he said.
Accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi and State-Owned EnterprisesMinister Erick Thohir, the president said that the cooperation between both countiresp has existed since a long time. Currently, the procurement of six NC212i aircraft produced by Indonesia's aircraft manufacturer, PT DI, is on-going, antaranews.com reported.
Moreover, he was confident that Indonesia and the Philippines can continue to strengthen this cooperation, including through plans to acquire anti-submarine warfare aircraft by the Philippine Navy. Indonesia is offering the CN2335-220 aircraft produced by PT DI that can be used for anti-submarine warfare missions. "We hope that Indonesia can continue to support the Philippines' aircraft needs through g to g (inter-governmental) partnership, with a direct contract scheme as a long-term partnership commitment,” Jokowi said. In addition from aircraft procurement, the two countries are also working in the procurement of warships produced by Indonesia’s shipbuilding company, PT PAL, which had earlier been implemented in 2016 and 2017. (mg/inp/pr/nm)
